Nichijou Blog Posts

Nichijou is about the daily lives of a trio of three friends who soon find their fate intertwined with a young genius, her robot maid, and talking cat. Needless to say, the normal does not ensue. [...]
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I sure hope the universe never runs out of good reasons for me to ramble about Nichijou. Today I’ve got another solid one, as Nichijou has returned to Crunchyroll, giving me one more excuse to gush [...]
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This is review number four hundred and twenty four. This anime is part of the Fall 2014 lineup. It’s called Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de, or InoBato, or “When Battles Become Commonplace”. [...]
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By Keiichi Arawi. Released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, serialized in the magazine Shonen Ace. Released in North America by Vertical Comics. Translated by Jenny McKeon. I haven’t reviewed Nichijou in [...]
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Anime that are pure comedies, through and through, are rarer than you might think. Many series will have comedy (whether it lands or not), and many more many even be predominantly comedy, but you [...]
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Nana Maru San Batsu Short Synopsis: A boy is scouted to join his school’s quiz club. At this point I think the anime sports formula could work for practically everything. Though what makes it work [...]
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This week Yuushi settles into his strange new life in the titular Youkai Apartment by meeting several of its eccentric tenants, from a painter with an awesome dog and some kind of wizard to a [...]
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Inaba Yuushi, newly graduated from middle school, intends to move out of his aunt, uncle, and cousin’s house, where he’s lived since his parents were killed in a car accident. When his high school’s [...]
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Where do I even begin with Nichijou. I could start with its technical merits, I suppose? Because the show certainly is technically meritorious. Where other Kyoto Animation highlights like Hyouka and [...]
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IT’S TIME FOR MORE NICHIJOU TALK. Unsatisfied with simply rambling about every episode right here, today I’ve got a review of Kyoto Animation’s comic revelation over on ANN. It was actually really [...]
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And here we are. The final episode of Nichijou. It’s been a terrific ride, and as often happens near the end of a great show, I’m actually feeling pretty alright about its ending. I certainly [...]
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Alright, two episodes left. I’ll be okay, probably – after all, from where I’m writing this, Nichijou is actually coming out on bluray in just about a week. I’ll consider it a sacred duty to watch the [...]
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I have a perhaps naive belief in the power of comedy to say something. Through the disarming capabilities of comedy you can push past barriers that you could only otherwise cover in the gravest of [...]
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Today, Hikaru Utada speaks out against new copyright policy, The Red Turtle wins Annie Award, and Funimation gears up for Nichijou home video release. Sources: Story 1, 2 Story 2 Story 3
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Robot high-school student Nano Shinonome is late for school. She calls back into her house — a small, older unit close to the train overpass — not to a parent but to her young professor before dashing [...]
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Aw jeez, we’re really in the last act now. With only three episodes to go, we’re in the final days of what I’d now confidently call the best anime comedy I’ve ever seen. Hell, it’s one of the best [...]
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Alright, let’s get back to Nichijou! It’s been a little while since I’ve entered Nichiland, at least from my perspective – I’ve burned through half a dozen Casshern Sins since I was last in the [...]
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Many anime use cherry blossoms for lingering shots, full of deep longing or the ephemeral Heian mono no aware. Makoto Shinkai’s 5 Centimeters Per Second immediately comes to mind, as do the more [...]
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Many anime use cherry blossoms for lingering shots, full of deep longing or the ephemeral Heian mono no aware. Makoto Shinkai’s 5 Centimeters Per Second immediately comes to mind, as do the more [...]
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